MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — High school athlete Josh Herbert isn’t easily intimidated by opponents, not when he has a 6-foot-5, 450-pound bear for a playmate. But after spending his early childhood fighting off life-threatening leukemia, he’s used to challenges. His…
NEW YORK — They walked across Manhattan’s streets, men of vast girth wearing only their mawashi belts, drawing gaping looks from unaware pedestrians. Sumo wrestling lumbered into Madison Square Garden with an international mix of sport and spectacle. Most of…
Two more recruits committed on Tuesday as Washington’s powerhouse 171-pounder Brent Chriswell informed Purdue that he intends to wrestle in West Lafayette, Ind., while Mark Kist, a Junior Freestyle National Champion from Eagle Grove H.S. in Iowa will head to…
Penn State University Sports Information State College, Pa. — The Troy Sunderland Show will debut on Wednesday, Nov. 2, on WBLF Radio (970 AM). Co-hosted by Jeff Byers, voice of Penn State wrestling, and Troy Sunderland, head wrestling coach, the…
By John Grupp TRIBUNE-REVIEW The National High School Coaches Association Seniors Wrestling Championships are returning to Pittsburgh. The 17th annual event, held at Duquesne University’s Palumbo Center in the 1990s before departing for Delaware and Ohio, will be March 23-26,…
For purposes of this article, OU = Oklahoma, OSU = Oklahoma State. In the real world, OU = Harvard on the Hocking, OSU = Tommy Rowlands’ alma mater Bedlam rivals OU and OSU are at one and two, respectively by…
(Part 2 of previous post) It is the place where every college wrestler dreams about being for their final match of the season. On the elevated mat in the center of a sold-out arena on Saturday afternoon at the NCAA…
By Craig Sesker David Frisch is a consultant for an engineering firm. Tim Shiels owns a fundraising company. Chuck Yagla works in business development. Jim Ramirez is assistant executive director for a community action agency. They also happen to be…
BY KEVIN MANAHAN Star-Ledger Staff NEW YORK — You can’t hide crib notes in a mawashi. So, as Kena Heffernan took his position in the dohyo ring last night, wearing only that traditional sumo wrestling loincloth that barely covers what…
By KIM SKORNOGOSKI Tribune Staff Writer . Shy of 6 feet tall, Jon Redlin is not a small man. Still, his arms could barely wrap around Rulon Gardner’s 58-inch chest as Redlin held on for dear life while the Olympic…
